in a bad light

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in ey bad lahyt]
- /ɪn eɪ bæd laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in ey bad lahyt]
- /ɪn eɪ bæd laɪt/

Definitions of in a bad light words

noun in a bad light something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
noun in a bad light Physics. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays. 1
noun in a bad light the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
noun in a bad light an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
noun in a bad light the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1
noun in a bad light the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light. 1

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Origin of in a bad light

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English lēoht; cognate with Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Dutch, German licht, Gothic liuhath (noun); akin to Old Norse ljōs (noun), ljōss (adj.), Latin lūx (noun), Greek leukós bright, white; (v.) Middle English lighten, Old English līhtan, cognate with Old Saxon liuhtian, Old High German liuhten (German leuchten), Gothic liuhtjan

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in a bad light popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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